boilerplate vs staple

Syndicated material. 

A sheet of copper or steel used in the construction of a boiler. 

The rating plate or nameplate required to be affixed to a boiler by the Boiler Explosions Act (1882). 

Standard text or program code used routinely and added with a text editor or word processor; text of a legal or official nature added to documents or labels. 

Hard, icy snow which may be dangerous to ski on. 

Formulaic or hackneyed language. 

A plate attached to industrial machinery, identifying information such as manufacturer, model number, serial number, and power requirements. 

Describing text or other material of a standard or routine nature. 

Used to refer to a non-functional spacecraft used to test configuration and procedures. 

Unmanufactured material; raw material. 

A wire fastener used to secure stacks of paper by penetrating all the sheets and curling around. 

A wire fastener used to secure something else by penetrating and curling. 

One of a set of U-shaped metal rods hammered into a structure, such as a piling or wharf, which serve as a ladder. 

A basic or essential supply. 

A town containing merchants who have exclusive right, under royal authority, to purchase or produce certain goods for export; also, the body of such merchants seen as a group. 

A U-shaped metal fastener, used to attach fence wire or other material to posts or structures. 

A small pit. 

A district granted to an abbey. 

Place of supply; source. 

The principal commodity produced in a town or region. 

A recurring topic or character. 

A shaft, smaller and shorter than the principal one, joining different levels. 

Short fiber, as of cotton, sheep’s wool, or the like, which can be spun into yarn or thread. 

To sort according to its staple. 

To secure with a staple.